Children and Adolescents with Disabilities in India: Recent Perspective
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Children and adolescents with disabilities constitute a very diverse group having different impairments which affect their functioning and discriminate them in different areas of life like health, education and recreation because of their disabilities. They are highly vulnerable to different kinds of abuse, violence, and some of them have more probability to be placed in the foster care and residential institutions, leading to less parental care and love. Children and adolescents constitute an important part of the population of any country, who need proper care and attention to have a better present and future. More research in this area is needed to prevent, early intervention and treatment as well as for providing quality services and help them to have a smooth transition from childhood to adulthood. This article deals with recent updates and perspectives in the field of children and adolescents’ disability and what can be done in the future.
Keywords: Children, adolescents, disabilities, early intervention, inclusive education
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